{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Defense News","provider_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews","author_name":"migration","author_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/author\/migration\/","title":"Tribalism, Cronyism Hinder Iraqi Training","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"SiupW4K11X\"><a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2015\/06\/25\/tribalism-cronyism-hinder-iraqi-training\/\">Tribalism, Cronyism Hinder Iraqi Training<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2015\/06\/25\/tribalism-cronyism-hinder-iraqi-training\/embed\/#?secret=SiupW4K11X\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Tribalism, Cronyism Hinder Iraqi Training&#8221; &#8212; Defense News\" data-secret=\"SiupW4K11X\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635708339710587748-arm-vice-chief-allyn01jpg.jpg?w=600","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":379,"description":"WASHINGTON \u2014 US troops training and advising Iraqi forces to combat the Islamic State are finding the Iraqi military leadership is plagued by cronyism and tribalism, according to the US Army's No. 2 general."}